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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says he has “informally requested amnesty” from Donald Trump before the president leaves office on Jan. 20, 2021. Paxton, who turns 58 on Dec. 23, was indicted in July 2015 and has yet to be tried on felony securities fraud charges, accused of persuading investors to buy technology firm stocksContinue reading ““Pardon me (sort of),” Paxton asks Trump”

President Donald J. Trump, his children, personal attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani and campaign lawyer Jesse R. Binnall today celebrated the president’s latest court defeats in his seemingly futile attempt to overturn his loss to apparent President-Elect Joe Biden with a fast-food party in the White House. “Even one major win in court could screw upContinue reading “Winning by losing; Trump’s own ATM”

Following the apparent resolution of LeBron James’ dispute with Carnival Corp. over it’s application for a “King James” trademark for one of its cruise ships, the living ancestors of James Charles Stuart (1566-1625), better known as King James I of England, have sued the basketball star for “illegal use of a nickname.” The plaintiffs includeContinue reading ““King James” has competition for his title”